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George Paton has done it again.
The contract details for safety Talanoa Hufanga have arrived and it's a team-friendly deal (with a side of kicking the can down the road courtesy of five void years).
The three-year deal includes $39 million in base pay, according to OverTheCap.com. Hufanga received a $7.5 million signing bonus that will be prorated as $1.5 million salary cap hits over the next five years (including void years at the end of the deal).
OTC's website says Hufanga has $20 million guaranteed over the next two years, a $14.74 million option bonus in 2027 and up to $3 million through per-game roster bonuses from 2025-2027.
This season, Hufanga has a low base salary of just $1.5 million, giving him a very team-friendly 2025 salary cap hit of $3,411,765, according to OTC. He'll have a base salary of $11 million and a cap hit of $13.5 million in 2026.
In 2027, Hufanga's base salary will be $1.26 million with a cap hit of $6.7 million (the $14.74 million option that year will be prorated as $2.948 million cap hits from 2027-2031).
The deal gives the Broncos plenty of cap flexibility in 2025, but the void years and prorated signing and option bonuses will leave behind a $14,792,000 cap hit in 2028 after Hufanga's contract has ended, per OTC.
OTC estimates Denver is now left with about $17,725,270 in remaining salary cap space. If the team's draft class takes up $4.215 million worth of top 51 cap space as Spotrac.com estimates, the Broncos have about $13,510,057 in remaining cap space. That's more than we expected, but the club likes to have about $10 million free going into the fall to allow for in-season signings and injured players who still count against the cap.
So Denver could still make a few moves (especially if they make any cuts or restructures), but the team's big free agent splashes are likely over until 2026.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Talanoa Hufanga contract: Broncos gave safety a team-friendly deal
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The contract details for safety Talanoa Hufanga have arrived and it's a team-friendly deal (with a side of kicking the can down the road courtesy of five void years).
The three-year deal includes $39 million in base pay, according to OverTheCap.com. Hufanga received a $7.5 million signing bonus that will be prorated as $1.5 million salary cap hits over the next five years (including void years at the end of the deal).
OTC's website says Hufanga has $20 million guaranteed over the next two years, a $14.74 million option bonus in 2027 and up to $3 million through per-game roster bonuses from 2025-2027.
This season, Hufanga has a low base salary of just $1.5 million, giving him a very team-friendly 2025 salary cap hit of $3,411,765, according to OTC. He'll have a base salary of $11 million and a cap hit of $13.5 million in 2026.
In 2027, Hufanga's base salary will be $1.26 million with a cap hit of $6.7 million (the $14.74 million option that year will be prorated as $2.948 million cap hits from 2027-2031).
The deal gives the Broncos plenty of cap flexibility in 2025, but the void years and prorated signing and option bonuses will leave behind a $14,792,000 cap hit in 2028 after Hufanga's contract has ended, per OTC.
Talanoa Hufanga salary cap hits
- 2025: $3,411,765
- 2026: $13,500,000
- 2027: $6,708,000
- 2028: $14,792,000 (off roster)
OTC estimates Denver is now left with about $17,725,270 in remaining salary cap space. If the team's draft class takes up $4.215 million worth of top 51 cap space as Spotrac.com estimates, the Broncos have about $13,510,057 in remaining cap space. That's more than we expected, but the club likes to have about $10 million free going into the fall to allow for in-season signings and injured players who still count against the cap.
So Denver could still make a few moves (especially if they make any cuts or restructures), but the team's big free agent splashes are likely over until 2026.
These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans
This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Talanoa Hufanga contract: Broncos gave safety a team-friendly deal
Continue reading...
